Netflix Posts Weaker-Than-Expected Number of New Subscribers 
 

Netflix registered more than a million fewer subscribers than it expected in the second quarter, a sign that the streaming-video site's strong momentum may be slowing.

 
Amazon Website Hit With Glitches as Shoppers Seek Prime Day Deals 
 

Amazon's website and mobile application were plagued by outages as the online retail giant kicked off its annual sales event, Prime Day.

 
FCC Head Has Concerns With Sinclair-Tribune Media Deal 
 

A top federal communications regulator said he had "serious concerns" about Sinclair Broadcast's $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.

 
Bank of America's Profit Rises 33% 
 

Bank of America reported higher earnings in its second quarter as U.S. interest rates' upward climb helped the lender's results.

 
Boeing and Airbus Land $43 Billion Worth of Airliner Orders 
 

The deals boost pressure on both plane makers to ramp up production further even as supply-chain bottlenecks that have hampered output this year.

 
Whirlpool Wanted Washer Tariffs. It Wasn't Ready for a Trade Showdown. 
 

Trade barriers can ricochet through an economy in ways even proponents don't expect, as shown by washers, among the first consumer products targeted. The protection against overseas competitors has been more than negated by subsequent metals tariffs. Prices are up and demand is softening.

 
BlackRock's Investor-Cash Inflows Slide 
 

BlackRock pulled in $20 billion in new investor cash in the second quarter, its lowest haul in two years as a global trade rift made investors increasingly skittish.

 
J.B. Hunt Profit, Revenues Soar on Surging Freight Demand 
 

Transportation operator leads off second-quarter earnings reports for sector saying it saw double-digit gains in trucking, rail pricing measures.

 
Uber Faces U.S. Probe Over Alleged Gender Discrimination 
 

Uber is the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission stemming from a complaint about gender inequity, part of a series of federal probes of the ride hailing giant.

 
Barclays Mulls U.S. Push as Activist Looms 
 

Barclays is considering doubling down on America as CEO Jes Staley comes under pressure from an activist shareholder to boost the bank's stagnant share price.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 16, 2018 17:15 ET (21:15 GMT)